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with comments from Philip Grosset "Epicacti flowers from our garden; they are blooming during spring and summer season; please enjoy ! All the best." (frans and yvonne limas) |
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| Your photos (the three on the left) are striking pictures, and the top two are made all the more so because of the black backgrounds. However, it might be even better if you tried reducing the size of the black areas, as I have done in my versions on the top and middle right. The best of these photos is the middle one because in this one you've come in closer and avoided any feeling of clutter. The bottom left picture does look a little muddled, so, to add some variety, I've tried experimenting with a vignette effect on the right, selecting just the one flower. Reply from Frans Limas: "First of all thanks a lot for your comments and feedback. Basically agree to minimize the black background ; but for the 1st photo, the total amage-size became not nicely proportionate. The 2nd is just better.The 3rd: I think the original photo is much better than the one you cropped/vignetted, because as a matter of fact, the beauty of these flowers is that they are in a group! All the best." If you'd rather show the whole group of flowers in the bottom picture (and I can well see why you prefer this), perhaps a more revealing camera angle might have helped. As it is, I don't think you've succeeded in bringing out their beauty as they all look so cluttered together. I'm not really keen on my vignette either, but this was the only flower of which you provided a reasonably clear view, so I thought it was worth trying! "Hi: I found your web site and thought I would send a few photos for some feedback. The pictures I am sending you are just at a barn, on a quiet day. I really like taking pictures and would appreciate your help. Thanks." (Jeannie Wright) |
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| You spotted a good photo opportunity here. The large empty window, with the horse at the extreme edge of it (in your photo on the left) somehow suggests neglect. An alternative would be to have moved in for a closer view of the horse, as I've done on the right, where I've also removed the metal on the door that seemed to be sticking out of the horse's mouth. The two photos do quite different things. Both seem to me to work in their different ways. Take your pick! |
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| I don't think this is so successful, especially as the eye on the left is almost cropped out of the picture. It's a good idea moving in for some big close-ups, but here I'm not too sure exactly where you intend your main center of interest to be. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Your photo on the left is quite pleasing but isn't really helped by the almost colorless sky, so, on the right, I've moved in a bit closer so as to concentrate more attention on the buildings and the foreground. This also prevents the horizon from coming nearly halfway up the picture, but doesn't lose the quiet and peaceful atmosphere. I like the way you've devoted several photos to the same subject - it makes an interesting set of pictures. Reply from Jeannie Wright: "That was a lot of fun! What a wonderful idea you have here. I see what you mean about the horse's eye being almost out of the picture, but I still like it anyway. Also, in the barn shot, I didn't realize that the rule of thirds would apply to the top line of the trees. Your improvements made a big difference. Thank you for your improvements and comments." |
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